Francia: gli evangelici, "non siamo una setta"” “

Un dossier apparso sul giornale francese “Le Nouvel Observateur” dal titolo “Gli evangelici: una setta che vuole conquistare il mondo” ha scatenato le reazioni immediate degli evangelici e dei protestanti di Francia. In una lettera agli autori dell’articolo, il segretario dell’Alleanza evangelica francese, il pastore Stéphan Lauzet, nega il titolo di “setta” dato agli evangelici […]

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I cervelli e le stelle” “

E’ un momento d’oro per l’Esa, Agenzia spaziale europea, che si sta confermando tra i grandi protagonisti della ricerca per conoscere i segreti del cielo stellato e dell’Universo. E mentre si spengono i riflettori puntati su Kourou, il cosmodromo europeo situato nella Guiana francese, per il lancio della sonda Rosetta, l’astrofisica Margherita Hack conferma al […]

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Toughts, experiences, projects” “” “

Collegiality between the Episcopal Conferences of Europe, the ecumenical process and the role of the Church in the continent’s society and culture have represented, as usual, the main commitments of the European episcopates in recent months. As for the first point, the meeting of the preparatory Commission of the Symposium of the bishops of Africa […]

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Between East and West” “

From a hill in Belgrade, from the fortress of Kalemegdan, one can see the confluence of the Danube and the Sava: from this distance the colours of their waters slowly, almost imperceptibly merge together. Here, historically, runs the frontier between East and West: Belgrade and Serbia have repeatedly paid the price of the confrontation and […]

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Euthanasia: letter to the European Parliament” “

In an open letter published on 4 March, Msgr. Amédée Grab, president of the Swiss Episcopal Conference, appealed to the members of the European Parliament in Brussels, who are about to discuss the so-called Marty Report on euthanasia. As “part of the universal Catholic Church and in the context of their participation in the European […]

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Firm rejection of homosexual unions” “

“Every form of discrimination between persons needs to be removed, but the unique character of marriage between a man and a woman needs to be protected in an unconditional way”. That’s why the Swish bishops ask the Federal Council “not to adopt the law” establishing a register for unions between persons of the same sex […]

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Bishops support the law against violence ” “

The Swiss bishops have expressed an “altogether positive” evaluation of the bill on combating violence in the family and in the couple recently presented in the Swiss Parliament. In a letter to federal Councillor Christoph Blocher, Bishop Amédée Grab and Abbé Agnell Rickenmann, respectively president and general secretary of the Swiss Episcopal Conference, have complimented […]

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Italy: the Rosary of the Pope with European university students” “

The Rosary recited by the Pope will be the culminating moment of the second European University Day on 13 May, promoted by CCEE, COMECE and the office for university apostolate of the Vicariate of Rome. The novelty of this year’s “Marian Vigil” planned to be held in the Vatican (Paul VI Hall, at 17.45) is […]

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France: Chirac receives Archbishop Ricard” “

The president of the French Episcopal Conference paid a personal visit to President Jacques Chirac to express to him the “reservations” of the Catholic Church about the draft law on secularism now before Parliament and the suppression of the Monday following Pentecost as a public holiday. Accompanied by Msgr. Georges Pontier and by Msgr. Stanislas […]

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Austria: pilgrims to Mariazell” “

“Mariazell must become a place where pilgrims of different nationalities give a sign of unity, reconciliation and conviviality”, declared Father Heinrich Schnuderl, director of the office for pastoral ministry of Steiermark (the region in which the Marian sanctuary is situated), in the course of a press conference held in Graz in recent days. During the […]

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